FIRST BURN – YAMAHA SRX
The 2019 Yamaha SRX is this guys favourite sled of the year. Line up everything we have in the OSM fleet and 3 times out of 4 I’m heading to the SRX. It’s not just the blue that draws me, or the power of turbocharging, or the chassis, this sled draws me in because of how it works as...
FIRST BURN – POLARIS INDY 850 XC
There is not much new that can be written about the 2019 Indy 850 XC that hasn’t already been covered in snowmobile magazines, internet outlets, or TV shows. All the big news has hit, so talking about the new Indy’s Patriot 850 engine, the most powerful 2-Stroke ever produced by Polaris, is old news. Even the new Pro CC...
USXC – THIEF RIVER FALLS, MINNESOTA
Story and photos by: Emily Wicklund and Aaron Kennedy The 3rd stop on the 2019-2020 USXC tour is the Sevens Clans TRF 250 in Thief River Falls Minnesota. This will be the 5th consecutive year that the 250 race has been a stop for the circuit. Prior to this, the I-500 was held at the Seven Clans casino but recently...
COMMANDING THE RIDE IN ONTARIO’S ALGOMA REGION
Last season On Snow Magazine developed a contest called the Command Your Ride Sweepstakes. It was in partnership with by Polaris Snowmobiles, Polaris Ride Command, Ontario’s Algoma Region, Discover Ontario and On Snow Magazine. Using Ontario’s Algoma Country as the backdrop to the contest, the winners spent 4 days & 3 nights exploring Ontario’s premier adventure snowmobile trails and...
ARCTIC ALERT: TEAM ARCTIC CROSS-COUNTRY RACERS NAD 16 USXC PODIUMS IN PARK RAPIDS
Team Arctic Cross-Country racers took to the ditches and heavy woods outlining Park Rapids, Minnesota, for the first terrain race of the season. They walked away at the top of the points battle and able to share some fun race stories. If Team Arctic had a TV racing show called Story Tellers, No. 15 Pro, Wes Selby, would probably be...
USXC – PARK RAPIDS POST RACE
By: Emily Wicklund The second stop of the 2019-2020 season was in Park Rapids Minnesota for the Heartland 200. Park Rapids is a favorite for those racers that like wooded trail riding and fast ditches. The winner of the Pro Stock class also gets to take home the coveted Heartland 200 neon sign. On Friday blizzard conditions hit Minnesota which...
OSM TAKES A SPRING RIDE IN New Brunswick- WITH NO LIMITS
Not wanting to give up on the season, the crew at On Snow Magazine do what we do every spring, and head east to New Brunswick. This year, we departed Ontario in plus digits on April 4th and said good bye to our neighbours who were cutting their lawns and loaded the truck and trailer full of the best...
BEYOND THE TRAIL ABITIBI-TEMISCAMINGUE’S TRUE CROSSOVER EXPERIENCE
Name any riding group, from vertical ascenders to flatland trail shredders, at one time or another there’s been a bench race as to who in the group, simply put, is the “all around best Snowmobiler”. And with snowmobilers being competitive by nature, there’s a tendency to need to backup those claims. So, next time you and your crew are...
TOP TIER RIDING & RELAXING RIDING SAINT-RAYMOND AND THE SURROUNDING AREA’S PRESTIGIOUS SNOWMOBILING EXPERIENCE
No two winters are the same. At some point in your riding career, you’ll inevitably find yourself looking outside to grass and rain while you sip your morning coffee. If you think that’s painful, now imagine taking a sip of said coffee, scrolling Facebook, and you see other riders in different regions, enjoying great trails and fresh white gold....
ARCTIC ALERT: TWENTY PODIUMS FOR TEAM ARCTIC CAT AT CANTERBURY NATIONAL SNOCROSS
Team Arctic racers left a packed Canterbury house at the Shakopee National Snocross with 20 podiums and momentum for Deadwood. Headlining the weekend, No. 43 Logan Christian proved his determination, speed and consistency could get him on the podium during Sunday’s main =event. With a strong holeshot, the Christian Brothers Racing Arctic Cat ZR6000R SX performed strongly as a smooth-looking Christian moved into second position...
